The Journey Begins Challenge (2D) Entry: Alwyn Talbot

[Neubius]

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back again, really tough one this, going to be hard to avoid the obvious on this one.
still thinking of concept so in the mean time here is a section of nonsense form my sketchbook.

good luck all
" this is where the fun begins "

[Neubius]

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i think what im getting at is his journey will be inward but will have some huge signifance on the outside world. makes sense ?

(obviously, not thought about compostition yet)
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[MichaelZHsee]

tight looking sketch mate,i'll see where u lead this to:)goodluck and have a great journey ahead

[W-I-L]

pretty nice idea mate.. look forward to seeing more..

[Neubius]

Sh@ke > im honoured , thank you.

W!L > cheers man :) do you think it'll actually make an interesting picture though ? :/
got to do some composition sketches,
also try out a few more ideas for theme.

thanks again,
A

[Neubius]

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another possible, some sort of 'cattle drive' or migratey kind of event. hmm having trouble on this one!
A

[Demolus]

Very nice concepts!

[yoitisi]

Great sketches m8, I like your style. Looking foreward to see what you come up with :)

[walrus]

That last one is a really nice concept sketch. It reminds me a lot of Moebius' work, which I love. Looking forward to seeing how you develop your piece... Good luck!

-mike

[Neubius]

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thanks for helping me make my mind up : ) im going to do the 'cattle drive' idea.
time to do some composition sketches.
A

[NOOB!]

i like the look of that composistion thumbnail,keep goin!

[Neubius]

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making a start...

[Neubius]

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idea for girl on craft.

[pschaffi]

wow... really like your style.. wish you good luck :thumbsup:

[Neubius]

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thanks for comments :)

finally got started...

[Seven]

I really like the design of your creatures! great.

[JTD]

This is coming together nicely.

[pschaffi]

Hi... I really like your style...

your yellow car is 'superb' , however, my eyes are a little bit irritated with the seat and the side of it.. somehow I have the feeling the point view is a little bit incorrect..

keep up the good work...:thumbsup:

[Neubius]

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few more elements in. thanks for pointing out the angle issue, hadn't spotted that :)

[Neubius]

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[Neubius]

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feel like ive made a start now.
got to start thinking about the figure and over all balance.
maybe change the composition slightly too....

[Neubius]

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...going to try and work up all the elements before balancing the whole scene...

[Neubius]

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..bit more progress, need to put in a lot more time on this...thinking about what king of distance fogging/whatever to use...

[osgii]

woooow!!! Your style is realy impressiv!
Well done, and good luck.

[paperclip]

Woo, I REALLY like your spider/elephant designs. Unique for sure!

[W-I-L]

crilliamnt designs and colouring is going very wel.. i juist feel that the composition is letting you down but perhaps thta is because of the silloutte shapes making everythign flat. prob look better when detailed everything..

[Neubius]

wow - many thanks folks : ) !
really enjoying myself on this one, just need to put more time in...
composition> allways my weak point i think im going to have to do lots of experiments on this.
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[Neubius]

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progress with the herd, i seem to be putting off starting the figure.....

[Neubius]

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bit of progres, need to start the figure...

[Neubius]

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a bit more detail in.
need to start on the character .

[jevinart]

wonderful coloring, texture and concept -- the creatures and the vehicle are fantastic, too. you've really captured the feeling of riding within a stampede. excellent work....

[Neubius]

thanks a lot man, feel like im finally making some progress.
reckon i need to make the larger of the creatures ( at the front ) look as if its moving a little faster - what you think?

[Neubius]

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hopefully going to put some real time in over this weekend. Need to start the figure !

[adonihs]

ooo, i like those creature designs, really mamoth like and buldging, cool! the yellows seem a TAD too much, maybe desturate some in the bg, to create distance, but other than that, really cool so far, ill keep my eye on it =)

[TheFirstAngel]

awesome developement, really looking forward to this :) great progress, keep it up!

[Neubius]

1st_angel - thank you, apreciate it :)

adonihs - cheers! - i agree, i ws planning on 'chipping' quite a lot of the paint of the vehical, hopefully this will help with that.
background > im going to work the fogging from the far distance in to some of the creatures, you reckon this will help ?

thanks folks :)

[adonihs]

oh of course man, fogging it up always helps, thats what im going to do with mine. And yeah, chip away at those vehicles, give them age, that always makes it more realistic. good job though!

[Neubius]

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little bit of progres, can't seem to put any time in :/
...
need afew days off work!

[coolrio]

wow what a nice style,concept and everything:thumbsup:

MY JOURNEY (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=325612%20)

AZUMI (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=255234)

[domclubb]

very original designs here. Those elephants are great. i think the back ground colours are a bit garish at the mo. i would like to see a more constant and slightly desaturated light source. Other than that, i love it.

[Neubius]

terminus_ad_quem - thanks very much, liking your azumi pic :)

domclubb - thanks for crit, helpfull stuff ,next stage colour experiments!

[Vahn]

hehe the spider elephants are great! :thumbsup:

cant wait till you bring the main character in :D
is there a story behind it ? :)

[Neubius]

Vahn-

yay cheers.
not quite a story at the mo but the idea is that the scene is a cattle drive , the herd are ampcows and are migratary. got some more details but the are abit strange..... hopefully the image will get them across later. :)

[Hexodus]

This painting is very unusual but in a very great way. I love it!

[Neubius]

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ok finally thinking of adding the characters. i think so far it hasn't got much in the way of personality, hopefully this will help.

Any thoughts on the driver anyone ..?

[Neubius]

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just started the figure - alot of work to do yet.....

[komsa]

I like your stuff very much! Keep goin'!


myJourney (http://features.cgsociety.org/challenge/journey_begins/view_entries.php?challenger=10869)

[Neubius]

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[beelow]

Nice painting dude!:thumbsup: One thing though, I find myself looking at the grill more than the character itself, u may need to tone done the contrast around that area, to get the focus back on the character. peace.

[TheFirstAngel]

very very cute, the only crit i have her breasts seem are a bit too high in position or point strongly upwards because that vehicle is vibrating the @*#~ outa her :S
I agree with brice about the slightly overdone glow. i preferred the clearer version too :)
others than that, lovely rendering sweeet girl...love who you painted her! :love: :thumbsup: :applause:

[Neubius]

Komsa - thanks man! really enjoying this one, just wish i could put in a bit more time.

Beelow - cool, thanks for that, on it! ! ;)

theFirstAngel - nice one, this is just the kind of stuff i need.
really helpfull , thanks all !

[TheFirstAngel]

:) glad this helped, rock on my friend!:beer:

[Cyberone]

hey she looks cool!!! although she might have a little trouble with digestion with that waistline....lol

i agree with the others about the glow...its a little overdone at this stage...its a nice idea but a little more subtle would do the picture more justice.... :)

but its looking great :)
nice attention to details :)

oh and i just thought...with all that dust and stuff going around wouldnt you want to be wearing the gogles that you took along for the trip??
lol

[Neubius]

the FirstAngel - booya! (loving your peice.) :)

cyberone- " digestion" i know what you mean, the bag does seem to change her shape, you think i need to swing it round to the back a bit ?
also ill hold off on the glow/bloom untill balancing the whole composition ,
thanks ! :)

[Cyberone]

ahhh....actually to tell the truth i didnt even notice that it was a bag...lol lol lol...
now that i look at it i feel a little stupid but at the same time its still sort of looks like the edge of her body...

lol

man im blind...

[Neubius]

haha not at all dude, id been already thinking it.

ill move it out the way abit .... and make it look more like a bag ;)

lol cheers.

[Neubius]

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well didn't any over the weekend :/ but never mind, did abit on my lunch hour. going to try and get serious about it this week....

[Neubius]

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this is the design for the bot sat on the rear of the vehical.

im thinking its the main characters' assistant.

[LexLe]

good original drawing!good luck!

[THECLYKE]

Great Job

They Kinda Resemble The Sand People From Star Wars....but It Still Looks Amazing.

[Neubius]

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time to add the bot.

considering flipping the whole composition...
it does seem to read better traveling left to right . any thoughts any one ?

[FlaminGlow]

that reminds me of lara croft man, so nice work and creatures you made, i like the five eyed big elephant like creatures look so friendly and giant. keep up.:thumbsup:

[Neubius]

THECLYKE - you think ? i was a little concerned that it may look alittle like the droids from new school star wars myself. oh dear i seem to be subliminaly obsessed with star wars! lol thanks tho man.


Flaminglow - cheers mate! "lara croft" > lol your right ! ill changed the colour of her top :/ maybe that will help. haha

cheers folks.

[Neubius]

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...little bit of progress....

[APHA]

HERE IS MINE 2D J (http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=3435042)

[Neubius]

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a bit more in, need to add the bot..

[MDN67]

I like this pic the texture of the skin of your creature is incredible

[Neubius]

APHA , MDN67 - thanks fellas, really apreciate the props.

[Srulo]

Even though I think it's a really nice pic, I think that it's missing one important thing= EXTREME Lightning. I think that if you'll try to make it a very shiny day or a very dark night, your painting will become a lot better atmosphere-y like.

[rawwad]

Hi friend! Very nice working on this, love idea. Creatures looks great :) Keep great working, I loking foward to see it finished :thumbsup:

[Neubius]

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rawwad - many thanks man !

Srulo - your absolute right, nice one. you think this fixes it at all?

cheers all.

[Neubius]

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few more details in, i may actually finish this one !
im seriously considering flipping the whole image, most things read best left to right.
anybody got an opinion ?

[Neubius]

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im much preffer it this way round, aso i think it reads better.

would be greatfull of feedback :)

[adonihs]

loving the details and her pose rocks! and i also enjoy what you did to her vehicle, awesome man =) keep it up

[EdP-Art]

Lovely picture Neubius. The contrast between the vehicle and the 'elephants' is great.

Just one thing that bothers me. It seems they should be heading for the city in the background but they're heading to the right of the pic. Do you see what I mean?

*Ed

[cgoz]

how could that girl stays cool in the middle of those creatures.:)tell the story man, great job

[Neubius]

adonihs - thanks man ! : ) (love your new additions )

EdP-Art - i see what you mean, i was just trying to add something else to look at in that section of the picture. i get your point tho, ill try somehting out..... thanks

cgoz - yay thank you : ) story - yeah :/ ive got a basic idea but definately need to pad it out.

[GHOGHNOOS]

very nice .



http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=335266

[Atris]

Hi!
Unusual idea! Very interesting composition! I like that everything is a-going and there is possibility to view all details at the same time. Only the blue color of sky a bit puts me to confusion. Anyway very good work! Good luck! :)

[Neubius]

sky_fox_1990 - thanks man !

Atris - the blue > i know what you mean, i was trying to capture the transition as the sunset creeps in, not woking you think ?
cheers for comments, ill try and sort these out : )
ta

[Neubius]

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after afew experiments i decided to leave the bot out, just wasn't happening. but i feel like it's missing something. does it need another element ?
also im thinking of turning her head forward .
Could use some crits : )

cheers,
Neubius

[NinjaA55N]

great scene, i love the concept of those animals and the feeling I get while watching that girl riding with them is just awesome. maybe, just maybe.. there could be also a bird on the right side of the image, flying away infront of them, to put something small but also strong element to balance a composition a bit. just a suggestion. keep up the good work and good luck!

[Neubius]

ninjaA55N - brilliant, thanks! i was going to have a bird on top of one the creatures ( pecking at a parasites or something ) but i figured they were moving to fast.
that idea is perfect thanks , you star!

[Neubius]

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going to see if this works...

[Neubius]

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..getting started..

[oceanbluesky]

Hey Alwyn, interesting colors and creature shapes and forms. Nice sense of depth. Enjoy following your work. Good luck!

[Neubius]

thanks alot. Can't seem to get a chance to work on it at the moment, was hoping to this weekend, but the sun came out...
( which doesn't happen all that often in Mnachester )

[Neubius]

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[Neubius]

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......seems to be working......

[Neubius]

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i may actually finish this one !

[Cyberone]

looking great :)

id whats that you dont loose too much clarite with all the light blooming...lol

the beasts are looking great...ive really lived the idea from the start and have been checking in every day ( even if i dont post) hehe

im looking forward to seeing it all together in is fullness :)

wicked work...

CYB

[Neubius]

thanks mate, really helpfull crits fromt he start :)

not long left !!

[Neubius]

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nearly there ... i think.

[Jmon99]

Jeeeeez mate.. ..it's looking absolutely amazing!.. ..just been looking at how it's developed, you sir...



...are a genius

[Neubius]

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cheers jmon ! :) really enjoying this one. i think it might be time to stop though before i work it to death .....

[Neubius]

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The creatures are Ampcows.
They naturally produced electricity, which in the wild they use to make heat and also create displays which are thought to be a form of communication.

People came to this conclusion because they not only create these displays for each other but to other creatures of significant intelligence that they happen to come in to contact with.


This electricity can be farmed without any detrimental effect on the creatures. However it can not be taken, it can only be given. As a result, they must be indulged in their migratory nature in a epic journey that occurs every 12 years.

The journey has begun.

[zaimingX]

TOLL!!! IT S A good image

[EdP-Art]

Lovely image and I like your story as well.

Best of luck with it.

*Ed

[warpy]

nebius you rock, this piece is so funny. i guess that driver's story is that he is crazy as hell trying to compete with those alien mamoths..
good luck!

[Neubius]

zaimingX - thanks very much !!! :)

EdP-Art - yay thanks! apreciate it.

warpy - ha! cheers ! :) i think i like your story better


i reckon i'll leave it alone now so i don't break it like i did the last one !

cheers all!

Neubius

[MichaelCTY]

Congratz on finishing it man, this is a great image,love the driver so much!
good luck for the voting dude:)

[Quills]

Well done for finishing - love the creatures!

Q

[beelow]

Good luck with this entry Alwyn! and hope to see you in the next competition! peace :thumbsup:

[Neubius]

beelow - Thanks man, this challenge and getting to know you folks has been loads of fun, ill be in the next one for sure. see you there dude :) good luck

micheal87 - thank you !

QUILLS - many thanks :)

EVERYBODY - i suppose the journey has ended ! good luck all, see you on the other side.

Neubius.

[iamawizard]

hi Neubius

nice 2 get comments from great artists

this is my 2nd challenge.
learned a lot

saw some extraordinary works

great art!

nice and simple story too.

all the best for the judging.

regards
SIvaprasad Velayudhan

[Neubius]

its been a top challenge. A lot of amazing talent.

im a at a bit of a loss now, suppose i should do some work ;)

got a few ideas for personal projects i reckon i should get on with them - portfolio desperately needs new stuff!

( already looking forward to the next challenge ) lol

A

[Atris]

Hi! Congratulations! Very good work! I really like your idea! I wish you good luck in the voiting! :)

[Neubius]

thanks man you too.


been checking out your portfolio, fantastic stuff !

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